subject: Garden Greenhouse Chores For Everyday Management [print this page] In some cases part of your role as a successful garden greenhouse gardener is being organized. Piecing together a checklist of important daily chores in the garden greenhouse can help you stay on track and keep your plants blossoming all year round.
Everyday Greenhouse Duties
1. Examine the temperature as well as humidity levels in the garden greenhouse and modify accordingly.
2. Look at foliage for indications of insect infestations, blight, or disease. Remove any damaged plants and move any sick or infested plants out of the garden greenhouse to prevent spread with other plants.
3. Keep an eye on garden greenhouse panels for signs of an imminent good cleaning.
4. Examine heating, cooling, and ventilation systems for signs of disrepair or even malfunctioning.
5. Look at your fertilizing schedule and feed the appropriate plants.
6. Clean up all dirty pots and take away any clutter from benches and paths.
7. Check up on the actual progress of your plants and record it in your gardening journal (if you keep one).
8. Tend to your greenhouse water purification system as well as inspect for indications of algae or bacterias in your stored water.
9. Examine the circumference of your greenhouse to detect any potential problems like pets burrowing beneath the frame, or perhaps low hanging limbs that need pruning.
10. Clean the floor in the garden greenhouse and put aside all water hoses, garden accessories, or open sacks of potting soil.
11. Devote a few moments in the upkeep of your rich compost pile.
12. Create a list of any things that are not pressing, but require attention in the not too distant future in the greenhouse.
Along with your daily checklist, there are a few additional chores you should include in your to-do checklist this year.
Some examples are:
1. Mulching rarely used plots of ground for the winter.
2. Looking at the greenhouse closely for signs of fungal disease.
3. Creating a shopping list of all of the supplies you utilized this summer so you've got them on hand by planting season.
4. Doing upkeep on your heating system as part of your annual prep for the wintry months.
5. Examining your shade cloths for rips and tears.
6. Altering your shading and also temperature control routine to adjust for the lack of fall foliage, reduced daylight hours, and much cooler temperatures.
7. Preparing your fall growing plots and stock up on supplies you'll need for the long winter.
Keeping your own green house running efficiently using a daily checklist might help ensure a pleasant and successful experience in the garden green house.
